Violent anti-government protests on Saturday engulfed chic Paris shopping districts, where a police lockdown and vandalism forced many stores to shut. “The impact is severe and ongoing,” Le Maire said after the meeting. “The lost revenue and losses, especially in food services, is going to be in the billions of euros,” Creyssel said. The losses continued to stack up a week later as protesters converged on Paris for their first major rally on November 24. While the Paris violence was reprehensible, elsewhere “the protesters have acted responsibly and with dignity,” it said.

Source: Egypt Independent December 03, 2018 12:56 UTC